# Grain Transportation Report, December 11, 2025

> Week ending December 6 saw 339 grain barges move down river and 886 unloaded in New Orleans, with 30 ocean grain vessels loaded in the Gulf, 9 percent fewer than last year. Ocean freight to Japan from the Gulf was $57.00 per metric ton, and the U.S. average diesel price was $3.665 per gallon.

- Date: 2025-12-11 · published 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: report · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/16403-grain-transportation-report-december-11-2025
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Ocean Grain Freight](https://feedsoft.ai/c/OCEANFRT.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Lower vessel loadings and steady ocean freight rates point to softer export demand near term, while diesel costs add to hauling expenses for grain.

## Read by commodity

- SOY: neutral
- CORN: neutral
- DIESEL: neutral
- OCEANFRT: neutral

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2025-12-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16399-grain-transportation-report-december-4-2025.md) | +0.4% | +0.1% |
| CORN | 2023-12-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 28, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16577-grain-transportation-report-december-28-2023.md) | -2.1% | -3.4% |
| CORN | 2019-12-05 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 5, 2019](https://feedsoft.ai/events/55467-grain-transportation-report-december-5-2019.md) | -4.3% | +1.2% |
| CORN | 2019-11-21 | [Grain Transportation Report, November 1, 2012](https://feedsoft.ai/events/56270-grain-transportation-report-november-1-2012.md) | -0.5% | +2.1% |
| CORN | 2025-05-08 | [Grain Transportation Report, May 8, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16941-grain-transportation-report-may-8-2025.md) | -0.6% | +1.5% |
| SOY | 2025-12-04 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 4, 2025](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16399-grain-transportation-report-december-4-2025.md) | -2.2% | -7.7% |
| SOY | 2020-12-03 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 3, 2020](https://feedsoft.ai/events/49549-grain-transportation-report-december-3-2020.md) | +0.5% | +14.1% |
| SOY | 2023-12-28 | [Grain Transportation Report, December 28, 2023](https://feedsoft.ai/events/16577-grain-transportation-report-december-28-2023.md) | -4.2% | -8.2% |

## Sources

- doi.org: https://doi.org/10.9752/ts056.12-11-2025

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